Joining Thorne Dreyer are Glenn Smith and Roy Casagranda and they're digging into the news. Pressing topics are Super Tuesday and the elections -- and what happens next -- and the coronavirus, especially as it involves Texas and SXSW. And, of course, Trump's lies.
Progress Texas PAC director Glenn W. Smith, is an op-ed columnist for the Austin American-Statesman, a columnist for The Quorum Report, and a former political reporter for the Houston Chronicle and Houston Post. A leading political consultant, Glenn managed Ann Richards' winning 1990 Texas gubernatorial campaign.
Roy Casagranda is Professor of Government at Austin Community College where he teaches U.S. and Texas politics. His areas of research include Middle East history and politics, U.S. foreign policy, political philosophy, and warfare. Casagranda serves as an analyst on Middle East Political Affairs for the Austin ABC affiliate, KVUE.
Above: Roy Casagranda and Glenn Smith on Rag Radio, March 6, 2020. Photo by Koubou LLC / Rag Radio.
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